12 Days of Anime, Days 1 and 12: New Beginnings

I had missed Day 12 earlier, but since it comes from the same moment as Day 1, I decided to put them together to finish up this series of events.

If there was an anime that I could say was my clear favorite of 2010, K-On!! would be it. The further adventures of Yui and friends were expanded from their manga sources nicely. Plus, the slow progression of the four seniors trying to figure out what they wanted to do in the future post high school made for impactful, poignant moments at the end of the show. But this season all started with a little riff:

Yui playing her portion of “My Love Is A Stapler” said a lot of things to me. As it was interspersed with scenes of fellow students, including the rest of Houkago Tea Time coming to school, it was the sign of a new term of school, and with it, all new potential for opportunies and adventures to have for everyone. The fact that Yui spent her morning getting to the Music Club room early and ended up practicing the song (while humming it as well) indicated that we might see a new Yui more dedicated to working hard on improving her playing which in turn would lead to a more improved band. And the fact that they decided to use my favorite HTT song rather than others that they played for that moment meant that at least for me, the moment would remain in my mind that much more effectively. But as we see Yui end her playing with a guitar windmill , it’s a good realization that despite all the other indications that the previous playing had provided for something different, this was still the group of fun-loving girls that we know, and that was a nice moment as well.

My other notable beginning for K-On!! actually comes after a notable source of tension in the show had ended.

Ui after recieving the good results.

In episode 22, finding out that Yui, Ritsu, Mio and Tsumugi all passed their University entrance exams meant that the band, and more importantly, their friendship could continue after high school. And while it meant the literal beginning of the end of their high school career (while the concert in 20 was more symbolic), it also denoted the beginning of life after high school, with much happier prospects for the future.

2 Responses to “12 Days of Anime, Days 1 and 12: New Beginnings”

I agree with that statement, but over all it was such a popular anime/manga in the first place. It seemed that over the summer it was the hottest thing they had out there. Dont you think? … by the way my name is tony , this blog is amazing you have inspired me to become a better blogger thank you.